OnFocus Season Preview: SPASH Girls Swimming

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OnFocus Season Preview: SPASH Girls Swimming

Coaching staff:

Head Coach: Maggie Reilly
Assistant Coaches: Libby Dammen, Paige Chojnacki

Key returners:

Our Key returners for this season are Klare Pilger (JR), Jocelyn Trzebiatowski (SR), Sophia Swetz-Wanta (SO), Claire Lemke (JR) and Bella Hoff (JR). All 5 swimmers are returning from a trip to the state meet in 2023. What I love about this group is that they are all versatile swimmers, meaning they can swim multiple events/strokes well.

Key newcomers:

Key newcomers for this upcoming season are Kate Keehan (FR) and Kayle Lietzke (FR). Kate comes with a sprinter background. She will help fill the gaps in our 100 free and 50 free events. She is also a great asset for our 200 free and 400 free relays. Kayle is a great versatile swimmer that allows me to fill spots as needed for both individual and relay events.

Conference outlook:

This year we are looking to have great competition with DC Everest and Wausau West. Both teams look to have strong swimmers that will offer some great races ahead! We are hoping to defend our  conference championship this year, which would make it 4 years in a row.

Keys to your success this season:

Keys to our success this season rely on the swimmers dedication to the sport and team. With 2 days of doubles during the week, it can be a lot for the swimmers but they are determined to better themselves both in and out of the pool. It is really cool to see such big time drops at the end of the season at sectionals and state. That is when we really see the hard work pay off!! 

Coach’s comments: anything else you’d like to share?

We have a great group of girls this year and I am excited to see all their hard work pay off at the end of the season!

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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]